Angry lawmakers look to rein in CSU, Sacramento Bee
Frustrated by what they say is California State University's arrogance and denial of serious problems within its $662 million computer system, lawmakers said Tuesday they intend to cut even more from the university's budget and will push for more state control over the way the university spends its money.

Lawmakers' CSU probe halted out of frustration, Modesto Bee/AP
The legislative committee investigating the California State University system's multimillion-dollar software buys ended its probe Tuesday, as lawmakers said university officials' stonewalling could hurt them financially. [Also appeared in Oakland Tribune]

HSU tries to keep academics intact, Eureka Times-Standard
Cutting the equivalent of 60 full-time positions and 255 class sections sounds grim, but Humboldt State University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Rick Vrem said he'd feared having to make even more substantial cuts.

Fire razes apartment complex, Fresno Bee
University Village, a three-story student apartment complex under construction near California State University, Fresno, was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning, three months before it was scheduled to open.

SJSU professor joins elite group, San Jose Mercury-News
San Jose State University Professor Belle W.Y. Wei has been named dean of the College of Engineering, putting her among a rare group of women in the United States who lead engineering schools.

CSUN gets spotlight at hearing, Daily News
California State University, Northridge, is finding out that a good teaching college should operate like a teaching hospital, a top university official told a House panel Tuesday.

Merced campus opening in peril, Fresno Bee
A state Senate subcommittee voted Tuesday to delay opening University of California at Merced, for one year, saving the cash-strapped state budget $4 million.

Education false-claims suit is settled, Sacramento Bee
One of the state's major education consulting firms has paid $3.4 million to settle a whistle-blower's lawsuit alleging that it routinely falsified claims to get more money from the state.

Education rights foundation files lawsuit against Citrus College, Daily Bulletin
Citrus College is facing a lawsuit over a policy one student says restricts his free speech.

Community college bond passes, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
A $980 million bond issue for the nine- campus Los Angeles Community College District was victorious Tuesday as voters trickled to the polls in very low numbers.

Drive for schools a whopping success, San Jose Mercury-News
Told that their schools stood to lose 13 teachers to state budget cuts, a group of Los Gatos parents refused to roll over.

Schools See 'an Awakening' of Student Activism, Los Angeles Times
Youths at campuses in disadvantaged areas meet with success as they demand improvements.

Ethics Lacking in Business School Curriculum, Students Say in Survey, New York Times
Ethical conduct in the workplace has become increasingly important to students at leading business schools, according to a new survey, but students are worried that their study programs might teach questionable values that may later contribute to mismanagement or corporate fraud.

One grad's trash is another's treasure, Christian Science Monitor
The end-of-year junk problem grew enormously on most campuses during the 1990s as students increasingly brought with them all the comforts of home. The result today is that nearly every residential campus is floundering beneath the load.

A Pupil Held Back, a Heavier Burden, New York Times
Last week, 9-year-olds from all over Florida got back the state test results determining who would be held back and who promoted.

Charities Pledge $19 Million to Jesuit Model Schools, New York Times
Impressed by the success shown by a network of four Jesuit high schools in working with urban teenagers, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and another major charity pledged $19 million today to bolster the schools and export the model to 12 additional cities.

Lawmakers Want to Close Loophole in Reporting on Teacher-Education Colleges' Success, Chronicle of Higher Education
Federal lawmakers on an education subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives vowed on Tuesday to improve requirements for the way that states must report on the quality of teacher-education programs, after loopholes in previous rules allowed colleges to avoid reporting how many of their students failed teacher-licensure tests.

Sweet Pension Deals Now Haunt Counties, Los Angeles Times
Built-in incentives for elected officials and senior government managers to enrich union pensions were largely ignored during the boom years, when local governments across California boosted pension plans.

Editorial: Local control expedites search, Chico Enterprise-Record
On the same day this past summer, the presidents at Chico State University and Butte College separately sprung surprising announcements - each was retiring. Rather than two weeks' notice, each gave a year's notice. That would be ample time for each college to find a replacement, they figured.

Opinion: Why fixing the schools isn't enough, San Francisco Chronicle
Middle-class and affluent black parents in Shaker Heights, Ohio, wanted to know why their children lagged so far behind their white classmates in what is considered the best school district in the state.

Editorial: Time is running out, Press-Telegram
It's happening again. California state leaders have backed themselves into a corner, and will be forced to act quickly, if not in a panic, to stave off total disaster.

GOP Leaders Reject Wall St. Warnings, Los Angeles Times
Wall Street bankers got a hostile reception from Assembly Republicans on Tuesday after warning that California would need to raise taxes if it borrows money to roll over some of the state's $38.2-billion budget shortfall.